Northrop Grumman reportedly identified widespread corrosion in HALO’s primary structure, with projected delivery slipping to July 2028 and NASA oversight estimates suggesting completion could have moved to 2031. The failure exposes a major schedule and reliability risk for long-duration lunar habitation hardware, while informing Ark requirements for materials inspection, redundancy, and preservation of pressurized modules.
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Northrop Grumman reportedly identified widespread corrosion in HALO’s primary structure, with projected delivery slipping to July 2028 and NASA oversight estimates suggesting completion could have mov
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